07-15-2020, 11:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-15-2020, 12:33 PM by TheOldPresbyope.)
(07-15-2020, 11:01 AM)suzywong Wrote: Is there any benefit in using m4a rather than flac?
Just curious.
Insufficient information. M4A is just a container format. You still have to decide what you'll put in it. Popularly, it's used to contain AAC-encoded audio or for ALAC-encoded audio (but could contain other).
AAC is a lossy encoder. As denoted by the 'L' in their initialisms, ALAC and FLAC are lossless encoders.
So, if the question is about M4A/ALAC vs FLAC, then the sound quality should be indistinguishable to us mere mortals.
It's the other stuff with sources, players, and software tools which will make the difference for a user. If you're an iTunes fan, you're going to want to stick with M4A/ALAC. I, for one, prefer FLAC because its non-proprietary and my tools and players are happy with it.
Regards,
Kent
